Revision Notes
As with all minority populations, deaf and hard of hearing students learn about other deaf and
hard of hearing people and deaf culture in order to help develop their identity as a deaf or hard
of hearing person. True or False? - ANS ✔✔False
Culture changes: (Check all that are correct)
A) As needs of its members change
B) As the interests of its members change
C) In order to represent and integrate new experiences of its members. - ANS ✔✔All of the
above
Deaf and hard of hearing students should learn about other deaf and hard of hearing people
and deaf culture (Check all that are correct)
A) to contribute to their self-awareness
B) to contribute to developing self-esteem
C) to identify resources for decision making
D) to develop their own identity as a deaf or hard of hearing person - ANS ✔✔All of the above
Federal laws require communication access for deaf people. Identify some examples of services
provided under these laws? - ANS ✔✔Video relay, TTY, captioning, IP relay
Name at least three national or international organizations valued by the deaf community. - ANS
✔✔CAD, NAD, Deaf Olympics, World Federation
What is the nationwide organization for deaf youth? - ANS ✔✔Jr NAD
, People of color who are also deaf would MOST LIKELY support and value which of the following
organizations
A) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
B) PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
C) NBDA (National Association of Black Deaf Advocates)
D) National Hispanic Council
E) Intertribal Deaf Council
F) American Bar Association - ANS ✔✔A) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People)
C) NBDA (National Association of Black Deaf Advocates)
D) National Hispanic Council
E) Intertribal Deaf Council
In the deaf community there ARE or ARE NO rules for name signs. - ANS ✔✔There are rules
Acculturation - ANS ✔✔The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs
and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
Enculturation - ANS ✔✔Is the process where the culture that is currently established teaches an
individual the accepted norms and values of the culture or society in which the individual lives.
The individual can become an accepted member and fulfill the needed functions and roles of
the group. Most importantly the individual knows and establishes a context of boundaries and
excepted behavior that dictates what is acceptable and not acceptable within the framework of
that society. It teaches the individual their role within society as well as what is acceptable
behavior within that society and lifestyle.
Assimilation - ANS ✔✔Is the exchange of cultural features that results when groups come into
continuous firsthand contact; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be
altered, but the groups remain distinct.